On the morning she will never forget, suburban teenager Cynthia Archer awakes with a nasty hangover and a feeling she is going to have an even nastier confrontation with her mom and dad. But when she leaves her bedroom, she discovers the house is empty, with no sign of her parents or younger brother Todd. At first she just thinks it's weird, then more and more scary, until finally the terrifying reality hits her: in the blink of an eye, without any explanation, her family has simply disappeared.Twenty-five years later the ...
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On the morning she will never forget, suburban teenager Cynthia Archer awakes with a nasty hangover and a feeling she is going to have an even nastier confrontation with her mom and dad. But when she leaves her bedroom, she discovers the house is empty, with no sign of her parents or younger brother Todd. At first she just thinks it's weird, then more and more scary, until finally the terrifying reality hits her: in the blink of an eye, without any explanation, her family has simply disappeared.Twenty-five years later the mystery is no nearer to being solved and Cynthia is still haunted by unanswered questions. Were her family murdered? If so, why was she spared? And if they're alive, why did they abandon her in such a cruel way?Now married with a daughter of her own, Cynthia knows that without answers - however shocking they might prove to be - she will never be emotionally or psychologically whole, living in daily fear that her new family will be taken from her just as her first one was. And so she agrees to take part in a TV documentary revisiting the case, in the hope that somebody somewhere will remember something - or even that her father, mother or brother might finally reach out to her...First nothing. Then just a few crackpots and scam artists coming out of the woodwork. And then the letter, a letter which makes no sense and yet chills Cynthia to the core. And soon she begins to realise that stirring up the past could be the worst mistake she has ever made...
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Publisher:
Orion (an Imprint of The Orion Publishing Group Ltd )
Published:
06/12/2008
Language:
English
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Dispatched, from the UK, within 48 hours of ordering. Though second-hand, the book is still in very good shape. Minimal signs of usage may include very minor creasing on the cover or on the spine.
Publisher:
Orion (an Imprint of The Orion Publishing Group Ltd )
Published:
06/12/2008
Language:
English
Alibris ID:
17732804820
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Dispatched, from the UK, within 48 hours of ordering. This book is in good condition but will show signs of previous ownership. Please expect some creasing to the spine and/or minor damage to the cover. Aged book. Tanned pages and age spots, however, this will not interfere with reading. Grubby book may have mild dirt or some staining, mostly on the edges of pages.
I loved this book. I read it in 2 days. Very suspenseful, great storyline, great characters. I had a hard time putting the book down.
Marcia M
Sep 8, 2014
A good mystery
I really enjoy Linwood Barclay's style of writing. He weaves the story and keeps you connected in the mystery. You'll enjoy.
lilykat
Mar 28, 2009
I really liked this book. I just recently dis-
covered Linwood Barclay and have enjoyed
every book of his that I have read. I ordered
all the other books that he has written and
am looking forward to reading them.
lindacat
Jan 9, 2008
Excellent thriller
This is a must read for thriller lovers. Thrillers need to do just that...thrill and this fast paced read of a past that definitely comes back to haunt will do the trick. A teen whose family mysteriously disappears experiences all the horrors of that incident twenty five years later and there are no dull moments up until the crashing ending. Won't take you long to polish off this read.
Vamp1969
Sep 7, 2007
Don't Miss This Page-Turner!
Linwood Barclay knows how to masterfully integrate an intelligent, cleverly written thriller and proves this with No Time For Goodbye. From the very first page, you will be genuinely concerned with this family?s uncertain calamity. Cynthia Archer, has no idea what happened to her family one fateful night when she was 16 and came home drunk, fighting with her parents, only to awaken the next morning to find them all gone without even so much as leaving a note. For the past 25 years, she has been wrought with guilt and is still looking for answers, answers that may give any indication of what happened to her family that night. What the future holds for Cynthia, her husband and daughter, will have you gasping between the pages, and will leave you stunned when the truth is finally revealed.
